[Asis-l] In memory of Norman Horrocks

[Louise Spiteri]

  Norman Horrocks, OC, PhD, FCLIP, Professor Emeritus School of 
Information Management, Dalhousie University. Born Manchester, England, 
October 18, 1927. Died Halifax, Nova Scotia October 14, 2010, aged 82.

Norman began his career in libraries in Manchester England from 1945 -- 
53, interrupted by three years in the British Army's Intelligence Corps. 
He then worked in Cyprus, Western Australia, and Pittsburgh, PA before 
joining Dalhousie in 1971. He became Director of the School of Library 
and Information Studies (now the School of Information Management) and 
was later Dean of the Faculty of Management. He left Halifax in 1986 to 
become Editorial Vice President of Scarecrow Press in Metuchen, NJ, 
where he also was an adjunct professor at Rutgers University, until he 
returned to Nova Scotia in 1995. In 2006 Norman was named an Officer of 
the Order of Canada in recognition of his lifetime devotion to library 
and information science.

In 2004 Norman was awarded the International Kaula Gold Medal and was 
the only person to have been elected to Honorary Membership in the three 
national library associations - Canadian, British and American. Norman 
also received awards from the American Library Association, the 
Association for Library and Information Science Education, the Atlantic 
Provinces Library Association, Beta Phi Mu (the International honour 
society for library and information studies), Dalhousie University 
School of Information Management Association Alumni, the New Jersey 
Library Association, the Nova Scotia Library Association and both 
Pittsburgh and Rutgers Universities. In recognition of his outstanding 
contributions to the field of Library Science the Nova Scotia Library 
Association established the Norman Horrocks Award for Library leadership 
in 2003.

Norman was an enthusiastic pioneer of social networking. His ability to 
remember names and faces, to make connections across continents; in 
person, by email and via the sharing of newspaper clippings will long be 
remembered by his students, colleagues, family and friends. In addition 
to his professional career Norman was an active community member, 
volunteering with the Dartmouth Heritage Museum, Halifax Regional Public 
Libraries, and Banook Canoe Club. Paramount in Norman's life was his 
love of soccer -- he was an avid Manchester United fan. He rarely missed 
a game and kept up with the scores even in hospital. Norman is survived 
by wife Sandra, daughter Julie (Cameron Shelley and their daughter 
Corinna), Guelph, ON; Scott (sons Carl and Logan), Ottawa; Gina, New 
Mexico; Annie (Rob Baert, children Nick, Bethany, Lily), Dartmouth; 
Sarah (children Sammy, Elijah, Caleb and Chloe), Cole Harbour. Norman is 
also survived by many relatives in the United Kingdom, including his 
sisters Muriel Jacquin and Elsie Quinn and brother in law Philip 
Humphreys. Norman was predeceased by his parents; Edward and Annie 
(Barnes), and his sister Doris Humphreys. Special thanks to the nurses 
and staff on floor 8.1 of the Halifax Infirmary, who took such good care 
of Norman and his family during his illness.

A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, October 19th at Saint 
James United Church, 181 Portland Street Dartmouth, Reverend Glenn 
MacLean officiating. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made 
to the Dalhousie Horrocks National Leadership Fund c/o Office of 
External Relations, Dalhousie University, 
(http://alumniandfriends.dal.ca/contactus/) or to a charity of your choice

-- 
Louise Spiteri, PhD
Director
School of Information Management
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS Canada B3H 3J5
Voice:  902-494-2473
Fax:    902-494-2451
Louise.Spiteri at dal.ca
http://sim.management.dal.ca

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